Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments

There's trouble brewing in sunny Hawaii.

It's been a bad month for free-spirited journalist Star Hollie. Not only does he owe money to Mako, a feared loan shark, but he also runs a personal ad with dangerous and unanticipated results. When one of the beautiful and lonely women who answers his ad turns up dead on the beach, Star is pulled into a conspiracy that could keep Hollywood in B movies for years. Bringing him face to face with an ex-military sadist, two dim-witted Appalachian twins, and a financier with dreams of turning an earthly paradise into the ultimate golf resort. Star finds himself not attracting beautiful women, but attracting a whole monsoon of trouble that keeps this unlikely slooth dodging bullets, lava, and legends.

Review

"Leonard and Hiassen are his literary ancestors." --The Sacramento Enterprise

"With this quirky and hilarious debut novel, set against a Hawaiian backdrop, Hirschfeld announces himself as a player in the mystery genre. Hirschfeld will no doubt be compared to Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard, and more novels like this will keep him in such company. An outstanding first effort."--Library Journal (starred review)

"Hollie goes on a journey that is not only wildly entertaining, but also spiritual. In this good first novel, Hirschfeld introduces a memorable cast of characters. With any kind of luck, there are many more adventures for Hollie, Mister Lucky and their friends." --Booklist (starred review)

About the Author

Once active in zoology, Corson Hirschfeldhas been a professional photographer for many years, working on assignment for corporations and magazines. His photographs of the world's sacred sites (which can be seen on his website) have shown at the Smithsonian Institution and other museums. As a writer, Corson has been drawn to whacky Americana and such less-than-sacred places as Waikiki, Las Vegas, and Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Freeze Dry is Corson's third novel, following Aloha, Mr. Lucky, and Too High (all from Forge). Corson Hirschfeld lives in Cincinnati, with occasional forays into terra incognita.